Guard-rail.



P. D. SERRURIER.

. GUARD RAIL.

APFLIGATION FILED JUNE 21, 1911.

' Patented Apr. 30, 1912.

ATTORNEYS UNITED s sTArEs PAINT OFFICE.

rHILLIr DANIEL Ysnnmmrnn, or savanna, ILLIIvoIs.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 21,: 1911. Serial No. 634,417.

GUARD-RAIL..

Patentedpr. 30, 1912.

To all whom it may concern f a resident of Savanna,

scription.

This invention relates to a new and im- 10 proved guard rail for a railroad or car@ track.

An object of this invention is to providej a guard rail which will be simple in con-i manufacture, j

struction, inexpensive to strong, durable, readily adjustable, positively safe in its action, and self-bracing.

A further object of provide a -guard rail which `may extend the track rail omitted forb the sake of clearunder the rail proper and be secured to the opposite side thereof, so that it cannot be readily turned over or be pulled out, and is so formed that lit will not be liable to catch the foot of Ia track-walker.

These and further objects, together with the construction and willvbe more fully described hereinafter and particularly set forth in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similarV characters of reference indicate corresponding 'parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan View; Fig. 2 is a side view in elevation, with the guard rail in position on the ties, and with ness; Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse section; and Fig. 4 is aA Aerspective View of the guard rail detached. Referring more particularly to the separ'ate parts of thisninvention as embodied in the form .shown in they-drawings', 1 indicatesa track rail, which is supported -in any usual manner on ties 2. Arranged alongside of the track rail 1, there is provided a guard rail 3, which has a plurality of openings 4 along one side thereof, whereby it may be attached by means of spikes 5 to the ties 2. The guard rail may em body a main body portion 6, from the lower side of which extend alplurality of arms 7,

this invention is tov combination of parts,

'track-walker or other 8 and 9, which are adapted to pass under the. track rail 1 a suilicient distance, sothat j brackets 10 provided on the free ends thereof and projecting upwardly therefrom may overhang at either side the ties 2 and be secured thereto by means of spikes 1,1 passing through apertures 12 in 'the overhangj ing portion `or' these brackets. It will be noted that t 'ese brackets 10 are raised above the 'surfaces of the arms 9 sufficiently to forma rid e, which may abut against the, flange ofthe trackrail 1 and prevent the accidental movement of the guard rail relative to the yrank rail. The bottom sides of the arms t and 9 may be provided withV downwardly-extending ribs 18, which are adapted to engage in the roadbed and prevent longitudinal slipping or shifting of the .guard rail; It will be noted that the corners on the ends of the guard rail which face the track rail are cut away at 14 and 15, so that the wheels vofthe car can readilyv rail, on entering the stretch where the guard rail is usedin connect-ion with the track rail. At this point and anypther suitable points desired, the guard rail may loefV provided with foot guards 16, whichjitlwill be noted by reference to-Fig. 3, come up in close juxtaposition to the head of the track rail 1 and enter 'the channel'formed between the head and the flange of the track rail a sli ht distance, so `as to prevent t-he foot o a person from being caulghtbet-Ween the track rail and the guard rai It will be noted that the guards 16 may be formed co-extensive. with the arms 7 to 9 and may provideenlargements 17 thereon, which are cut overhangs which overhangl the )flange of the track rail 1, `and thus aid in securingY the lguard rail in track rail.

understood when taken in connection with T pass between the track rail and the guard position alongside of the The utility of the device will be readily the above description. In placing the guard rail in position, the roadbed is dug out suis' ciently alongside of the track, and the'arms 7, -8 and 9 slipped beneath the rail a sufi'i cient distance so that lthey can be shoved up Losanna site side by the spikes 5, which are driven through the apertures 4t into the ties which come beneath them. rihe distance oi' the brackets l0 on the guard rail from the body port-ion is so regulated-that the longitudinal. -Working tace, indicated at 20, ofthe guard mii, will be spaced apart from the track.

rail l a sutlicient distance to perniit the tiange ot the Wheel on the car to pass be tween them. 4

It will be seen that by virtue of the con tact ot the bracket l With the track rail l on one side and the overhanging oi the enlargements l? on the other side, thel guard railvvili be secured ixedly, not only to the ties Q1, but also to the track rail 1.' The lat `foot guards, by virtue ot their location and extension, will prevent the toot of a track-Walker from being jammed between the track rail and the guard rail.

ll5/*bile I have shown one embodiment ot my invention, l do notxwish to be limited to r protected in various changes, alterations and' modllcatlons Whlchmay come Withmthe scope of the appended ciams.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:w f n,

l. e. guard railv adapted to cooperate with a track rail, comprising abody portion having the corners`- of the side thereof :tacing said track railcut away to permit the entrance of the Wheels of a car betweensaid -track rail and said guard rail, and toot guards locatedl eneath thesev cutaway lportions andadapted to prevent the entrapping cfa tootbetween said guard rail `and said. track rail, said Vfoot guards extending into the channel formed between the head and harige of said track rail, and also coming in close juxtaposition to said head.A

2. A guard rail adapted to extend alongside ci a track rail -to prevent the Wheels ot' a, cafr trrou' leaving said track rail, said guard rail` comprising a body port1on, and a plurality ot arms extending from pne side `of said body portion and adapted to extend under saidy track rail, said arms having brackets thereon projecting from either side thereof and 'extending upwatdlyso as ,to engage the tiange of said track rail on the opposite side of said track rait from which said body portion is located, said body por' tion having enlargements 'connected thereto and co-entensive with said arms, said en' argements overhanging the opposite tienge under said' track rail, said arms having ment of s aid guard rail.

ot said track rail from Which saidvbrackcts 6,5 engage, whereby said guard rail is secured to said trackrail.

A guard rail adapted to extend along-" side of a track rail'to preventthe Wheels; ci' a car from leaving said trackrail, said `7 0 guard rail comprising a bodyportioii, and a plurality et" arms extending from one 'side of Vsaid body portion andv adapted to extend" under'said track reilljinsaidwarms havin brackets thereon projecting from either eidg thereof and extending lupwardly so as to engage the fiangeot' said track rail on the opposite side otsaid track rail from which said body portion is located, said body portion having enlargements connected thereto and co-extensive avithisaidrarms, saiden\ largements overhanging the opposite flange of said track rail from which said brackets engage, whereby said guard rail is secured to said track rail, said body portion and said brackets having apertures therein,- whereby said guard rail may be spiked to the ties 'supporting said track rail. Y,"

4. A guardrail adapted to extend alongside ot a track rail to prevent .the Wheels of a car from leaving 'said track rail, said1 guard railcomprisig a body portion, and a plurality of arms extending from one side of said body portion and adapted to extend brackets thereon projecting from either side thereof and extending upwardly so as to 'engage the flange of said track rail on the opposite side of said track `rail from which said body portion is located, said body p0rtion having enlargements connected thereto and cti-extensive with said arms, said enlargements overhanging the opposite iange of said track'rail from which said brackets engage, whereby said guard rail is secured to said track rail, said arms having ribs extending downwardly therefrom'and adapt-- ed to engage in the roadbed supporting said s track rail, to prevent longitudinal move- '110- 5. A guard rail adapted to coperate with a track rail, comprising a body portion hav ing the cornersof the side thereof facing said track railcut away to permit the entrance of the Wheels ot -Va car between said track rail and said guard rail, foot guards located beneath these cut-away portions and adapted to prevent the entrapping of 'a foot ,y between said guard rail and said track rail, saidA foot guards extending into the channel 120 formed between the head and flange of said trackrail, and also coming in close juxtaposition to saidhead, arms projecting from one side of said body portion, and brackets secured to the free ends of said arms and 126 projecting from each \side thereof, said brackets extending above the' upper Aface of said arms m as to form a projection adaptribs extending downwardly from 'their ed to 'engage the ange `on said track rail,v In testimony .whereof I have signed my said brackets having apertures' therei'n, name to this speocation in the presence of 10 whereby they maybe spiked to the ties suptwo sbscribing witnesses.

porting said track rail, said arms having PHILLI DANIEL SERRURIER under sides, whereby the guard rail is pre- Witnesses:

vented from longitudinali` movement rela- CLYDE W. CROM'R, tive to sald track rall. Enw. H. JOHNSTON. 

